| 单词 | rheingold express |
| 释义 | > as lemmasRheingold Express In full Rheingold Express. A luxury train which ran along the course of the Rhine between the Hook of Holland (near Rotterdam) and Basel.The train operated from 1928–38, and as a limited West German service between 1951–61. From 1962 it once again linked the Netherlands and Switzerland, ceasing operation in 1987. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > train > passenger train > express or non-stop > specific Flying Dutchman1813 Scotsman1871 Flying Scotchman1872 Orient Express1883 Twentieth Century1902 Royal Scot1927 Rheingold1928 Red Arrow1934 trans-Siberian1939 TEE1963 1928 Times 14 May 5/1 (advt.) A new route to Switzerland through beautiful Rhineland in daylight via Harwich–Hook and the new ‘Rheingold’ express to Bale [sic]. 1935 C. Winchester Railway Wonders of World I. 583/1 The ‘Rheingold’ is among the..most comfortable trains on the Continent. 1968 R. Sawkins Snow along Border ii. 6 You can catch the Rheingold—it's a marvellous train, one of the Trans-Europe expresses. 2000 C. Williams Adenauer xiv. 531 His train, the ‘Rheingold Express’, collided with a tractor which had stalled on a level crossing. < as lemmas |
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